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City Council Meeting March 23, 2021 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NO. 11328 (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE
CITY OF A GROUND LEASE, A LEASE AGREEMENT, AN INDENTURE,
A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE
CERTIFICATE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SANTA
MONICA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE
REFUNDING BONDS (PARKING STRUCTURE 6 PROJECT), SERIES
2021A, AND SANTA MONICA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS (PARKING STRUCTURE 6
PROJECT), SERIES 2021B (FEDERALLY TAXABLE), APPROVING THE
ISSUANCE OF SUCH SERIES A BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $21,000,000 AND SUCH
SERIES B BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT
TO EXCEED $2,000,000, AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF AN
OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING AND
SALE OF SUCH BONDS AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES AND RELATED
ACTIONS
WHEREAS, in order to finance the acquisition, construction and installation of certain
capital improvements constituting a public parking garage and related improvements (the
“Project”), and to refinance the acquisition, construction and installation of certain capital
improvements constituting a public safety facility and related improvements, facilities and
equipment, the City of Santa Monica (the “City”) and the Santa Monica Public Financing
Authority (the “Authority”) entered into a Lease Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2011 (the
“Prior Lease Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in order to provide the funds necessary to finance the Project, the Authority
issued its Santa Monica Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A (the
“Prior Bonds”), payable from the base rental payments to be made by the City pursuant to the Prior
Lease Agreement;
WHEREAS, the City desires to refinance the Project by exercising its option to prepay the
base rental payments to be made by the City pursuant to the Prior Lease Agreement, thereby
causing the Prior Bonds to be defeased and redeemed;
WHEREAS, in order to refinance the Project, the City will lease certain real property, and
the improvements thereto (the “Property”), to the Authority pursuant to a Ground Lease (such
Ground Lease, in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions
as are made pursuant to this Resolution, being referred to herein as the “Ground Lease”);
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WHEREAS, the City will sublease the Property back from the Authority pursuant to a
Lease Agreement (such Lease Agreement, in the form presented to this meeting, with such
changes, insertions and omissions as are made pursuant to this Resolution, being referred to herein
as the “Lease Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in order to provide the funds necessary to refinance the Project and defease
and redeem the Prior Bonds, the Authority and the City desire that the Authority issue (a) not to
exceed $21,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Santa Monica Public Financing Authority
Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds (Parking Structure 6 Project), Series 2021A (the “Series A
Bonds”), and (b) not to exceed $2,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Santa Monica Public
Financing Authority Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds (Parking Structure 6 Project), Series 2021B
(Federally Taxable) (the “Series B Bonds”), payable from the base rental payments (the “Base
Rental Payments”) to be made by the City pursuant to the Lease Agreement (the Series A Bonds
and the Series B Bonds are collectively referred to as the “Bonds”);
WHEREAS, in order to provide for the authentication and delivery of the Bonds, to
establish and declare the terms and conditions upon which the Bonds are to be issued and secured
and to secure the payment of the principal thereof, premium, if any, and interest thereon, the City,
the Authority and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Trustee),
propose to enter into an Indenture (such Indenture, in the form presented to this meeting, with such
changes, insertions and omissions as are made pursuant to this Resolution, being referred to herein
as the “Indenture”);
WHEREAS, all rights to receive the Base Rental Payments will be assigned without
recourse by the Authority to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture;
WHEREAS, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (the “Representative”), on behalf
of itself and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, has presented a proposal, in the form of a Bond Purchase
Agreement by and among the Representative, the Authority and the City, to purchase the Bonds
from the Authority (such Bond Purchase Agreement, in the form presented to this meeting, with
such changes, insertions and omissions as are made pursuant to this Resolution, being referred to
herein as the “Purchase Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Rule 15c2-12 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Rule
15c2-12”) requires that, in order to be able to purchase or sell the Bonds, the underwriters thereof
must have reasonably determined that the issuer thereof has, or one or more appropriate obligated
persons have, undertaken in a written agreement or contract for the benefit of the holders of the
Bonds to provide disclosure of certain financial information and certain material events on an
ongoing basis;
WHEREAS, in order to cause such requirement to be satisfied, the City desires to execute
and deliver a Continuing Disclosure Certificate (such Continuing Disclosure Certificate, in the
form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as are made pursuant
to this Resolution, being referred to herein as the “Continuing Disclosure Certificate”);
WHEREAS, a form of the Preliminary Official Statement to be distributed in connection
with the public offering of the Bonds has been prepared (such Preliminary Official Statement, in
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the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as are made
pursuant to this Resolution, being referred to herein as the “Preliminary Official Statement”);
WHEREAS, there have been prepared and submitted to this meeting forms of:
(a)the Ground Lease;
(b)the Lease Agreement;
(c)the Indenture;
(d)the Purchase Agreement;
(e)the Continuing Disclosure Certificate; and
(f)the Preliminary Official Statement;
WHEREAS, the City desires to authorize the execution of such documents and the
performance of such acts as may be necessary or desirable to effect the offering, sale and issuance
of the Bonds and the defeasance and redemption of the Prior Bonds; and
WHEREAS, all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution, laws of the State
of California and the City Charter of the City to exist, to have happened and to have been
performed precedent to and in connection with the consummation of the transactions authorized
hereby do exist, have happened and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner
as required by law, and the City is now duly authorized and empowered, pursuant to each and
every requirement of law, to consummate such transactions for the purpose, in the manner and
upon the terms herein provided;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Monica, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct, and the City Council of the City (the
“City Council”) so finds and determines.
Section 2. The form of the Ground Lease, on file with the City Clerk of the City (the “City
Clerk”), is hereby approved. Each of the Mayor of the City, or such other member of the City
Council as the Mayor may designate, the City Manager of the City, the Director of
Finance/Treasurer of the City and the Assistant City Treasurer of the City (each, an “Authorized
Officer”) is hereby authorized, and any one of the Authorized Officers is hereby directed, for and
in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the Ground Lease in the form submitted to this
meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as the Authorized Officer executing the same
may require or approve, such requirement or approval to be conclusively evidenced by the
execution of the Ground Lease by such Authorized Officer.
Section 3. The form of the Lease Agreement, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby
approved. Each of the Authorized Officers is hereby authorized, and any one of the Authorized
Officers is hereby directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the Lease
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Agreement in the form submitted to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as
the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such requirement or approval
to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Lease Agreement by such Authorized Officer;
provided, however, that such changes, insertions and omissions shall not result in an aggregate
principal amount of the Bonds payable from the Base Rental Payments in excess of $23,100,000,
shall not result in the term of the Lease Agreement terminating later than July 1, 2031 (provided
that such term may be extended as provided therein) and shall not result in the true interest cost
attributable to the Base Rental Payments exceeding 2.0% per annum.
Section 4. Subject to the provisions of Section 6 hereof, the issuance of (a) the Series A
Bonds, in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $21,000,000, and (b) the Series B Bonds,
in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $2,000,000, on the terms and conditions set forth
in, and subject to the limitations specified in, the Indenture, be and the same is hereby approved;
provided, however, that the Bonds shall be so issued only if the net present value savings achieved
as a result of issuing the Bonds to defease and redeem the Prior Bonds is not less than 5.0%. The
Bonds shall be dated, shall bear interest at the rates, shall mature on the dates, shall be subject to
call and redemption, shall be issued in the form and shall be as otherwise provided in the Indenture,
as the same shall be completed as provided in this Resolution.
Section 5. The form of the Indenture, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved. Each
of the Authorized Officers is hereby authorized, and any one of the Authorized Officers is hereby
directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the Indenture in the form submitted
to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as the Authorized Officer executing
the same may require or approve, such requirement or approval to be conclusively evidenced by
the execution of the Indenture by such Authorized Officer; provided, however, that such changes,
insertions and omissions shall not result in (a) an aggregate principal amount of Series A Bonds in
excess of $21,000,000, shall not result in a final maturity date of the Series A Bonds later than
July 1, 2031 and shall not result in a true interest cost for the Series A Bonds in excess of 2.0%,
and (b) an aggregate principal amount of Series B Bonds in excess of $2,000,000, shall not result
in a final maturity date of the Series B Bonds later than July 1, 2031 and shall not result in a true
interest cost for the Series B Bonds in excess of 2.0%.
Section 6. The form of the Purchase Agreement, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby
approved. Each of the Authorized Officers is hereby authorized, and any one of the Authorized
Officers is hereby directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the Purchase
Agreement in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as
the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such requirement or approval
to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Purchase Agreement by such Authorized
Officer; provided, however, that such changes, insertions and omissions shall not result in an
aggregate underwriters’ discount (not including any original issue discount) from the principal
amount of the Bonds in excess of 0.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds.
Section 7. The form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate, on file with the City Clerk,
is hereby approved. Each of the Authorized Officers is hereby authorized, and any one of the
Authorized Officers is hereby directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the
Continuing Disclosure Certificate in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes,
insertions and omissions as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve,
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such requirement or approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Continuing
Disclosure Certificate by such Authorized Officer.
Section 8. The form of the Preliminary Official Statement, on file with the City Clerk,
with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as may be approved by an Authorized Officer,
is hereby approved, and the use of the Preliminary Official Statement in connection with the
offering and sale of the Bonds is hereby authorized and approved. The Authorized Officers are
each hereby authorized to certify on behalf of the City that the Preliminary Official Statement is
deemed final as of its date, within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 (except for the omission of certain
final pricing, rating and related information as permitted by Rule 15c2-12).
Section 9. The preparation and delivery of a final Official Statement (the “Official
Statement”), and its use in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds, be and the same is
hereby authorized and approved. The Official Statement shall be in substantially the form of the
Preliminary Official Statement, with such changes, insertions and omissions as may be approved
by an Authorized Officer, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and
delivery thereof. Each of the Authorized Officers is hereby authorized, and any one of the
Authorized Officers is hereby directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute the final Official
Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto.
Section 10. The City Council hereby approves the execution and delivery of all
agreements, documents, certificates and instruments referred to herein with electronic signatures
as may be permitted under the California Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and digital
signatures as may be permitted under Section 16.5 of the California Government Code using
DocuSign.
Section 11. The Authorized Officers and the officers and employees of the City are, and
each of them is, hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of the City to do any and all
things and to execute and deliver any and all documents which they or any of them deem necessary
or advisable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Resolution and
otherwise to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and intent of this Resolution.
Section 12. All actions heretofore taken by the officers and employees of the City with
respect to the issuance and sale of the Bonds and the defeasance and redemption of the Prior Bonds,
or in connection with or related to any of the agreements or documents referred to herein, are
hereby approved, confirmed and ratified.
Section 13. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and thenceforth
and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
GEORGE S. CARDONA
Interim City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 23rd day of March 2021.
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Sue Himmelrich, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that Resolution No. 11328 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 23rd day of March 2021, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Davis, De la Torre, McKeown, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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